Nandan (full name Munshi Ashkaruzzaman Nandan) is a Bangladeshi-born singer/songwriter hailing from Thorold, Ontario. Nandan’s musical influences stem from various music genres, leading to him creating songs in multiple unique styles. Nandan has a ‘something for everyone’ type of approach to his music – a true jack of all trades. This approach has led to inconsistency with maintaining one specific
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Roane is an up and coming hip-hop artist located in Dallas, TX. Inspired by his desire to build a platform to initiate change, Roane actively involves his audience in his growth process. Through the active use of his social media pages, he connects with fans to request help on whatever sound he should pursue for his music. He has worked
Read moreChicago-raised rapper/singer Chronicle started writing and producing songs in high school but soon diverted his attention to a career in TV and Film. As a man of commitment, this even included dropping out during his first semester at Harold Washington college to completely refocus his efforts. Since then, Chronicle has ventured back into music with the release of two EPs:
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Black Sheep Optimists are a hip hop trio based in Austin, TX. Since joining forces at South by Southwest for their debut performance in 2019, Black Sheep Optimists have been working hard to deliver that quality studio sound to match their high level of energy which gets artfully displayed at live shows. Multi-instrumentalist David Price produces hard hitting instrumentals for
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Georgia-born Shota J is bringing the essence of HipHop back in the DMV area. Raised in Buenos Aires Argentina, now a US citizen, Shota J raps in Spanish but has lately been adding a lot of English words to his songs and is working very hard to become a proficient bilingual rapper. He has been known to identify simply as
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The two biggest inspirations for Thor Sigurdsson’s music are nature and love. He wrote his first song when he was 5 and he’d been writing music proficiently ever since. Grateful for his childhood, having grown up by the beach in Southern California, he spent his early days surrounded by nature: hiking, surfing, and camping. He’s always drawn inspiration from both
Read moreFlorida artists Brandon Miguel and D. Ann are just starting their professional journey but they are off to a promising start – already busting in with traditional radio airplay on their newest single. Together they are called Skyway but all of their music can be found under Brandon Miguel. They are unable to fit perfectly in a box – you
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Canadian composer, singer, songwriter, rapper and mixing engineer Steen Blechingberg is getting his musical motivations from Beck, Josh Homme, Diplo, and Kanye West. Utilizing production techniques from a wide range of genres and gathering inspiration from Canada’s eclectic and diverse culture, Steen’s music bears a unique characteristic found nowhere else. His sound varies from song to song but in general
Read moreChe Bark is a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist hailing from South Korea. Born Jay Park, he is now based out of Chicago as he comes more into himself persona-wise every day. His first EP ‘August‘ is the first project he’s released under stage name Che Bark. He sings as well and considers himself more of a music producer and songwriter,
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The New Jersey-bred singer/songwriter shares supernatural visions on her latest release.
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2018 did not disappoint when it comes to Milwaukee music. Enjoy.
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Over 130 Milwaukee tracks make our year-end playlist, capping off an incredible year of music.
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The Milwaukee artists will take on the music of Woodie Guthrie and Michael Jackson.
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There is a ton of music happening at this year’s Milwaukee Film Festival. Here’s where to check it out.
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The audience was quiet and waiting around slowly anticipating Two Door Cinema Club’s premiere MKE’s show at Pabst Theater. Being hump day, you can tell people were tired and very little low energy after the week. Suddenly, an insane light show started to happen. EDM pump up music started playing, making me and everyone else confused of where they were.
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I was lucky enough to have record year of concert going in my life time. Pretty much every concert I went to happened in Milwaukee. So, since this crazy year of music is wrapping up, I wanted to give you a taste of the top concerts I had a pleasure of witnessing this year. Here’s the countdown: 10.) TACOCAT AT
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Hey everyone, Over the last several years, Breaking And Entering has grown and transformed in numerous ways, with 2016 being our biggest growth year to date. More importantly, I am incredibly proud of what Milwaukee’s music scene is doing, and I hope that we can help continue that growth and showcase it on a much bigger level in the coming
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Strolling into Turner Hall last night, I was slightly overwhelmed by the loud chatter and excitement on the faces of a diverse crowd lined up on the stairs entering Turner Hall. Once everyone is ushered into the dark room, the pale pink tree-printed backdrop and chrome accents on the stage catch my eye. It is young Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora Aksnes’
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The stage had huge panels with lyrics written all over it. They were filled with words scratched out and scribbled like it was a journal. Her name was written on the top of the panels. The instruments were all set. It was now just a waiting game for the audience. They sipped their wine and drank their beers, hoping soon
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L-shaped Tetris blocks hang from the ceiling. A disco ball sparkles in The Riverside Theater sky. Cacti placed around the stage. It is unclear what is about to take place, but the audience will soon see they are in for a treat. Glass Animals returned to Milwaukee for their “How to be a Human Being” tour centered around their latest album
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A common question comes up for music lovers; Where would your dream concert be? Most say huge venues like Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall or Red Rocks. What they should say instead is a coffee shop, specifically Milwaukee’s Prospect Ave. Colectivo Coffee. This place is something everyone should take on at some point in their life, because seeing
Read moreNow that the 11 days of craziness and madness of Summerfest is over, I’ve had time to reflect on what I just experienced these past two weeks. As a music lover, this festival is super important for me. It allows me to see bands I know and love, but also discover new ones . It is an exciting time of
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The first concert I ever went to was at The Rave when I was in seventh grade. I was seeing the Honda Civic Tour with Panic! At the Disco, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet and Motion City Soundtrack. I was so excited because all of these bands I listened to 24/7 and were basically my life in my middle school
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Every morning I hear my screeching alarm go off, I have such a hard time getting out of bed because I have nothing to look forward to. When I was younger, I had such a different mentality. I enjoyed getting up every morning because it meant I get to watch hours of music videos before I head out for my
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102.1 FM Milwaukee put on one of their many exposure shows to celebrate 10 years of being a station. These shows are meant to give new exposure to bands and help them gain a new fan base. This time around they had Broods and Strumbellas stopping by the Rave to share what they got in an intimate setting. Broods
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